BERKELEY


Meaning of BERKELEY in English

n.

City (pop., 2000: 102,743), western California, U.S. Located on San Francisco Bay, the city was founded as Oceanview in 1853 and selected as a campus site by the College (later University) of California.

The college, named for the philosopher George Berkeley , opened in 1873. See also University of California .

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